In re M.D.

527 N.E.2d 286 (1988)

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In re M.D.

Ohio Supreme Court
527 N.E.2d 286 (1988)

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Facts

Twelve-year-old M.D. (defendant) was charged with complicity to commit rape based on her conduct with two five-year-old children that was characterized by the families of the children involved as “playing doctor.” M.D. filed a motion to dismiss the petition in the juvenile court, arguing that her prosecution for a felony sex crime was contrary to the law and violated juvenile court intake policy, thereby implicating her constitutional rights. The family of one of the five-year-old children involved in the incident also petitioned the juvenile court to dismiss the case. The juvenile court rejected both efforts to dismiss the case, and M.D. was subsequently adjudicated delinquent. M.D. then appealed the juvenile-court judgment. The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the juvenile court, and M.D. again appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Holmes, J.)

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Children and Juveniles

Key Terms

  • Public PolicyA principle that no person can legally act contrary to the state’s current economic needs, social customs, and moral aspirations as determined by the state’s citizens.
  • ComplicityOne’s involvement in the commission of illegal activity.
  • Due ProcessA constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious and that individuals will be given notice of legal proceedings conducted fairly with an opportunity for an individual to be heard before the government may impose sanctions on one’s life, liberty, or property.

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